Historical and authentic account of the ancient and noble family of Keith, Earls Marichal of Scotland

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and gave Ciecinathe command of other foiu
legions, and five thousand auxiliaries, and he-
having appointed L. Apronius with a body of
men to guard the passes, fell in with them and
slew great numbers ; the old men and children,
with man) 1 of the women were taken prisoner's,
and the rest forced to secure themselves from
the fury of the enemy, by swimming the river
Adrana.
After this disaster, the Chatti offered terms'
of peace, but Gennuuicns refused the condi-
tions they proposed, and burned Mattium,
their capital city ; upon which, a part of them
under Arpus, submitted to the Romans, and
retained possession of that country, ivow sub-
ject to the landgrave of Hesse Cassell, one of
whose titles is ChaHorum Princess; but the
rest of the Chatti reckoned this submission
dishonourable; abandoned their country, and
after they had sought shelter for sometime a-
mong the woods and mountains, and lost all
hopes of returning into their country, felt
down into Batavia, now Holland, expecting,
to find a safe retreat •
Here they settled, and passed a course of
years, but the natives afraid of a people who
they heard were so warlike, and whom they
observed to be so industrious and thriving,
sent them orders to leave their country, and
seek out one more spacious, ami less populous.
This was very surprising to the Chatti, who
durst not return to the Continent, all now
possessed by the Romans ; and therefore, they
desired assistance for transpoating them be-